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One of our greatest mistakes after the Civil War was... [View all] TreasonousBastard Aug 2022 OP

Been saying forever inthewind21 Aug 2022 #1

Lincoln was dead. yellowcanine Aug 2022 #4

Yeah, that was weird, to blame it on Abe Lincoln Hekate Aug 2022 #7

Did I say inthewind21 Aug 2022 #11

He. Was. Dead mcar Aug 2022 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author ShazzieB Aug 2022 #46

Yes inthewind21 Aug 2022 #10

Point is they were not let back into the Union until long after yellowcanine Aug 2022 #14

And ironically SCOTUS ruled in 1869 that they never left the union. CaptainTruth Aug 2022 #40

What good would that have done? LeftInTX Sep 2022 #62

It was Lincoln's decision and Gen. Grant agreed. Gaugamela Aug 2022 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #22

the US had no legal right to ship anyone to Australia (pro tip, it was not US territory) Celerity Aug 2022 #31

I agree with you, and you're right in that it was Lincoln's decision. See Gaugamela Aug 2022 #34

The inflection point was the election of 1876 and Hayes's Corrupt Bargain. roamer65 Aug 2022 #2

Compromise of 1877 moondust Aug 2022 #13

Correct. roamer65 Aug 2022 #25

It could have been as simple as economic genxlib Aug 2022 #3

Yep - the 40 acres and a Mule existed JustAnotherGen Aug 2022 #12

40 Acres and a mule NEVER existed! Grins Aug 2022 #24

I think General Sherman gave out a few parcels personally but the plan was never funded. IrishAfricanAmerican Aug 2022 #27

And why wasn't it put into play JustAnotherGen Sep 2022 #51

It was the Oklahoma land Rush of 1889 ITAL Sep 2022 #52

One of our greatest mistakes was calling it a Civil War. lpbk2713 Aug 2022 #5

K&R, the "slap on the wrist" was the ending of Military Reconstruction Acts of 1867 !!! There was uponit7771 Aug 2022 #6

Correct. LastDemocratInSC Aug 2022 #30

Agreed. All the legislators, generals, authors of succession declarations... brush Aug 2022 #8

Why are we fighting the Civil War 150s past when we are facing the destruction of the country today? Chainfire Aug 2022 #9

Agreed. dameatball Aug 2022 #21

It's a continuation of the same conflict. Voltaire2 Sep 2022 #59

That is a heck of a stretch. Chainfire Sep 2022 #60

Did somebody mention A. Blinking? GreenWave Aug 2022 #15

... ITAL Aug 2022 #16

Echoes of our current inability to simply swat down TFG by simple majority. jaxexpat Aug 2022 #37

a knowledgeable and reasoned response stopdiggin Aug 2022 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author live love laugh Sep 2022 #48

Little America in Brazil Marthe48 Aug 2022 #17

Ah, Confederados. None of their descendants speak English any longer. jaxexpat Aug 2022 #38

I read about them years ago Marthe48 Aug 2022 #45

Military trials at Gettysburg for all responsible Ponietz Aug 2022 #19

And letting Nixon get away with Watergate mgardener Aug 2022 #20

there comes a point where grinding people to dust turns them into potent enemies.... getagrip_already Aug 2022 #23

or for beating up on Abraham Lincoln stopdiggin Aug 2022 #42

grinding into the dust worked really well after WW1... nt WarGamer Aug 2022 #26

You can't get tough with people unless you're willing to get a bloody nose yourself Shermann Aug 2022 #28

All leaders of the Confederacy should have been executed for treason. Lonestarblue Aug 2022 #29

Robert E. Lee's citizenship was restored by the Senate in 1974. Rhiannon12866 Aug 2022 #36

The North was very generous... Snackshack Aug 2022 #33

True and the North gave up on Reconstruction and let the white supremacists take over again. scarletlib Aug 2022 #43

It was Andrew Johnson. Rhiannon12866 Sep 2022 #47

Andrew Johnson did not help things. scarletlib Sep 2022 #49

+1000! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2022 #35

I absolutely agree. scarletlib Aug 2022 #41

Wasn't it an economic decision? nolabear Aug 2022 #44

Good insight. The South had a tremendous 'wealth' asvantage in 1860. empedocles Sep 2022 #50

:) Much truth here! There are always these calls to what in effect would be Hortensis Sep 2022 #53

Every time I hear "Civil War" today I think how nearsighted it is. nolabear Sep 2022 #55

+1000. The food and water we all require for life now come to us through Hortensis Sep 2022 #57

I dispute your point that reconstruction was a disaster replete with graft, etc. scarletlib Sep 2022 #54

The era was filled with graft ITAL Sep 2022 #58

Yes there was graft both North and South all during that period. scarletlib Sep 2022 #61

North could've kept resources and demonized the evil of slavery at the same time. They didn't and uponit7771 Sep 2022 #56

Grinding into the dust yes, executions no. anamnua Sep 2022 #63